Digital Art Photography Have you ever admired an art photograph and wondered about the creative process behind it? This 3-lesson class guides you through the inner workings of creating digital art photography. You'll explore each step of the photo journey from the genesis of an art concept through its exploration, treatment, selection, and presentation.
This class will discuss various approaches to using a digital camera, a digital imaging program, and your imagination (the most essential tool!), discussing how to place images in photos and mock-up drawings of three-dimensional spaces. At the end of the class, students create a portfolio ready to be presented over the Web. Just as important, they learn a creative process that can be applied to a host of future projects.
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Digital Art Photography |
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Classes start daily.
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Class Length: |
Three months of access to class materials and instructor feedback. |
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Self-paced, online, 24 access to online learning environment |
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THIS CLASS IS OFFERED AT SESSIONS COLLEGE: get the details
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Class Instructor Bio:
Stephen Voss is a photojournalist based in Washington , DC . Stephen's photographs have been featured in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Toronto Globe and Mail, The Advocate, and Sony Magazine. Stephen's works include stories on water pollution in China , Latino gang violence in Oregon , and outsourcing in India . His first book, the ImageStation Guide to Improving Your Photography, came out this past Spring.
LEFT:Images from Digital Art Photography with Stephen Voss.
Create and virtually exhibit your work. |
Class Projects and Objectives:
This online class is packed with projects and tips. Students can expect to:
- Conceptualize a direction for an art project.
- Learn through an artistic case study how to explore the themes, meaning, and message of an art project.
- Learn tips for setting up a photo shoot and ideas for framing and cropping photos.
- Identify a concept, develop it, experience it, and decide on three related concepts.
- Write a concept paper of a chosen theme.
- Set up and conduct a photo shoot, selecting 6-10 images to submit for review.
- Learn several approaches for selecting and treating digital images.
- Learn how levels and curves are used in digital color correction.
- Learn several approaches to selecting and framing a composition.
- Select 4-5 images for inclusion in a final project.
- Explain and defend the rationale behind specific image choices.
- Correct colors using curves, levels, and channels in your digital imaging software, explaining the rationale behind your color correction choices.
- Give each work a provisional title.
- Learn how to create a virtual exhibition for your work.
- Learn approaches for communicating effectively with gallery owners or owners of other exhibition spaces.
- Learn the components of an effective written proposal.
- Create a virtual exhibition of the course work based on an exhibition space.
- Write an exhibition proposal.
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- To take this course you will need to own and have basic experience with a digital camera (One megapixel rating or higher recommended) and Adobe Photoshop or equivalent digital imaging program.
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